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Re:Facebook being investigated in Germany for tying Oculus u... by erikpukinskis on Thursday December 10, 2020 @11:31AM (#25375412)
That’s likely. But is it your opinion that, e.g. Toyota is within its rights to brick your car if you post, e.g. Holocaust denial posts on their owners forums?

That behavior is abhorrent, but this seems like a weird extrajudicial punishment vector.

I’m all for private corps policing their network, but bricking your devices seems like a whole other thing.

Re:Facebook being investigated in Germany for tying Oculus u... by saddlerustle on Thursday December 10, 2020 @11:40AM (#25375480)
The device isn't blocked, only the facebook account. They can still sell the device.
Re:Facebook being investigated in Germany for tying Oculus u... by jedberg on Thursday December 10, 2020 @11:56AM (#25375669)
No, that's the point. You can't use the Occulus if your Facebook account is banned.
Re:Facebook being investigated in Germany for tying Oculus u... by techlaw on Thursday December 10, 2020 @12:01PM (#25375735)
But any money spent on apps for that device is lost.

You cannot sell those apps. You cannot use those apps on competitor devices.